Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Advanced Practice in Registered Nurse.

Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college or university.

Current, valid Nurse Practitioner license in the State of California’s Board of Registered Nursing.

Submitted application as Nurse Practitioner Practicing Without Standardized Procedures in a Group Setting (103 NP) or submission of application within six months of employment.

Experience in psychiatric care medication management, preferably in a primary care setting.

Experience managing trauma informed care

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, utilizing, tact, active listening, empathy, and compassion. Able to manage conflict in a direct and professional manner.

Experience working with adults, children, and families from diverse social, cultural, educational, and economic backgrounds.

PREFERRED:

Previous ambulatory clinical experience above and beyond clinical training.

Previous FQHC experience.

Prior experience with Patient Centered Medical Home model of care delivery.

Working knowledge of medical Spanish.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents, such as policies and procedures, benefits information, benefit surveys, board minutes, routine mail, simple contracts, and procedure manuals. Ability to compose routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with employees, visitors and management. Bilingual Medical Spanish preferred.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and the ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to apply common sense to daily situations that arise. Ability to make decision and execute timely to produce a positive outcome.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Demonstrates ability and flexibility to work in other areas of the organization as
2. Adheres to company’s policies and
3. Maintain active DEA, CPR, and state of CA
4. Demonstrates a broad knowledge of and competency in management and supervisory
5. Provide advocacy, brokering, and linkages to remove barriers in treatment.
6. Demonstrates knowledge of current compliance standards for federal, state and local regulatory
7. Maintains and promotes a safe work
8. Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both oral and
9. Demonstrates proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, and
10. Displays positive outlook on the job and promotes professional behavior
11. Ability to organize and prioritize work with minimum
12. Leadership skills to provide direction to the health center and inspire
13. Diplomacy skills to work effectively in politically sensitive
14. Ability to manage time efficiently and follow through on duties to
15. Understands and commits to maintaining highest level of
16. Demonstrated ability to build the trust and respect of patients, staff, colleagues, and other external
17. Excellent problem-solving skills required, including creativity, resourcefulness, timeliness, and technical knowledge related to analyzing and resolving medical problems.
18. Sensitivity to needs of culturally and linguistically diverse patient and employee